Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

Notomys macrotis compared with Bombus griseocollis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Brown-Belted Bumble Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Brown-Belted Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Notomys	Bombus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Bombus griseocollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Brown-Belted Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Brown-Belted Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

The Big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is a species in the genus Notomys. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

The Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) is a species in the genus Bombus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.